Hat



Afig. 26, 1930. 1 E. WITTCOFF 1,774,074

. HAT

Filed Aug. 13. 1928 1 UNITED V Patented Aug. 26,1930

EDWARD wrr'roorr, ors'r. Louis, rarssooiar HAT . Application filedAugust laf aaa Serial Miam This invention relates to hats, and has special reference to ventilating devices for use in connection with hatstopermit circulation of air into and'from the hat when the hat is u worn.

An object of the invention isto provide a hat having a ventilatingdevice comprising an opening through one side of the hat crown, andmeans supported adjacent to saidopening for stirring or agitating theair passing through said opening into the hat. I

I Another object of the inventionis'to pros vide a hat with aventilating device comprising an opening in' the crown ofthe hat, andmeans for varyingthe size of said opening to vary the amount of air thatmay pass into or from the hat through said opening. 1

Another object of the invention is to pro vide ventilating means forajhat comprising Q the two devices. or structures previously men--tioned. I

Other objects will appear from the following description reference beingmade to the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 is a top plan of myimproved'hat.

' Fig. 2 is a front elevation.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged top plan view ofo the" V ventilating device onthejtop of the crown of the hat.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3. i

Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of the ventilat ing device and agitatorlocated at the front of the hat. p

Fig. 6 is a sectional view on the line 64-6 of Fig. 1.

The hat shown comprises a brim 1 and a crown 2 and may be made of anysuitable material, whether Woven or felted. The front side of the crownis for d With 195 3 of relatively large diameter and preferablycircular. Against the edge of the crown around the opening a ring 3 issecured by projections 4 on the ring passing through the '1 wall of thecrown and being clamped or bent around a ring 5 on the inside of thehat. This ring 3 has a number of converging radial arms of spokes 6united at the center of the ring in an inwardly dished discor hub-7. Thearms or spokes 6 are of comparatively narrow idth,v being of only suchas is necessaryjto' obtain the required strength. The" disc 7 supportsan axial pin 8 on tive agitatoris mounted. Y I

This agitator comprises a plate split radially from a central portion 9to the periphery of the plate and forming a number of arms whicha rota-10 bentobliquely to the axis of the pivot Sibut.

not" into contact with the arms or spokesfi.

It is essential that this agitator device,com-

prising the part 9 and the arms 10 radiating therefrorm. be free torotate by the pressure the crown around which the ring 3 is secured.

The hat may alsojb'e provided with a ventilating device in the top sideof the crown of the'air entering the hat through the holefin i and suchan'embodiment is shown. In order,

to ventilate through the top of the'crown a; hole is provided over whicha thin relatively flat plate 11 is secured by-arms 12 passing throughthe marginal portion of the crown around the hole and being clamped orhooked upon a'rin'g 113011 the inside ofthe crown. This thin fiat plate11 iscut to provide a number of holes 14 therethrough'for the admissionor; air into vthe crown and the passage of air from the crown. The areaof the holes 14 1 and the area'of the intervening portions of the discare the same. A device for opening and closing the holes 14 isprovided,- the samecomprising a central thin flat disc 15 pivoted toothec enter of thedisc 11 by a pivot l6 andhaving apai'r of thin andrelatively fiat-arms 1 17of sufficient width to close theholes 14 or toopen said holes completely when placed upon the intervening portionofthe disc 11. Thisdisc 15 is held-in frictional engagement vwith thedisc 11 sothat it will not be turned ofits own accord, or accidentally,but may be adjustments in U the arms 17 are in position to open theholes 14 completely. I

To facilitate manipulation of the disc 15 one of the arms 17 is providedwith an outward projection'QO which may be engaged by the finger.

From the foregoing it must be apparent that my invention comprises meansfor affording'thorough ventilation of a hat when I in connection withthe margin of said plate worn. I do not restrict myself to aconstruction in which both ventilating devices are used, but desire toclaim a construction in which eitherorboth ventilators are present. Thedevice may be otherwise Varied without departure from the nature andprinciple of the invention, I

I donot restrict myself unessentially, but what ;I claim and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is I 1. A hat comprisinga crown having anopening through the wall thereof, athin and relatively flat platecoveringsaid opening and seated against one surface of the marginalportion of the crown around said opening and having holes communicatingwith said opening and of approximately the same area as thespacesbetween said holes, arms extending through the marginal portion ofthe crown around saidopening, a ring seated against the marginal portionof the opposite surface of the crown from said plate and engaged by'saidarms, a disc pivotedto the center of said plate, and arms integral withand projecting f'romsaid disc and being of a size to close said holesthrough said plate in one positionof said arms and to seat upon saidplate between saidholes in another position. r r

2. A hat comprising a crown having an inlet opening through one portionthereof and having an outletopening through another portion thereof, athin and relatively flat plate covering said outlet opening and L havingholes communicating with said outlet opening and of approximately thesame area as the spaces of said plate between said holes,

fasteners in connection with the marginal portion of said plateextending through the crown around said opening, a ring engaged I bysaid fasteners on the opposite side of the crown from said plate, a discseated against said plate between said holes, arms in connection withsaid disc having an area sufficient to cover said holes respectively,and a pivot extending axially through said disc and through said plateand frictionally holding said disc on said plate and preventingaccidental turning of said disc and said arms and permitting turning ofsaid disc and said arms to place said arms over said holes orintermediate of said holes as desired.

EDWARD WITTCOFF.

